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From: Joshua Dickenson

Dear Friends and Family,

I have another urgent prayer request to pass along. I am stuck in Kampala registering my truck with the department of motor vehicles and I am urgently needed back in Bundibugyo. The short story is that the registration of my truck has fallen directly on the changeover from an old to a new registration system for Uganda. The original processing time was supposed to be 5-10 working days, which would have had the registration completed in June, before the changeover. However, the registration was delayed due to a misplaced e-mail from one of the agencies, causing the entire process to be complete, except the printing of the vehicle registration logbook. Since the logbook was not printed before the July 1 switchover, my vehicle had to be re-registered in the new system. However, the agency handling the new registration process has not processed any new logbooks yet due to problems with the new system. It has been over 15 working days since the process began and I have spent a lot of time waiting in Kampala. And there is currently no timeline that I know of for the process to finish.

This weekend a new urgency has arisen in Bundibugyo for me to return. There has been civil unrest between two people groups in my district that has turned into public demonstrations, the burning of motorcycles, and the intentional sabotage of the main public water system that I work with (that serves Nyahuka, Picfare, and Butoogo regions). The demonstrations have cooled, but the water system remains non-functional (the damage was done at the source on the biggest and most expensive parts of the system). Note this system in total supplies a population of over 30,000 (estimated). I have great concern that if the system remains non-functional that there will be an outbreak of waterborne illness (a few cases of Cholera have already been suspected in the district). Supplies for the repairs of this section must be obtained in the capital, where I currently am, but I must be able to transport them and myself back to the district.

Please pray urgently that:

-The registration of my vehicle would be expedited and finished ASAP so that I can return to Bundibugyo

-The situation would continue to remain calm in Bundibugyo and that essential infrastructure would not be damaged

-For the safety of me and my teammates who a ministering in Bundibugyo (we don’t currently have reason to believe that we are in any danger)

-That temporary measures would be able to be put in place by local technicians until I can return with for a permanent repair.

Thank you all for your prayers. I’m behind on responding to all of my e-mails, so I appreciate your patience if I haven’t gotten back to you yet.

In Christ, who is able to get vehicles registered and calm the hearts of men-

Joshua Dickenson, Ph.D.

Water Resources, Development, and Quality Consultant

World Harvest Mission

Bundibugyo, Uganda